Brier
The Story of Brier
As a girl name
Brier first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1989, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 20 Briers were born — ranking #6,009 that year. As of 2026, Brier ranks #9,904 for girls with 5 births, falling sharply (-54%). In total, more than 341 Briers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Brier first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1991, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 32 Briers were born — ranking #3,441 that year. As of 2026, Brier ranks #6,792 for boys with 11 births, falling sharply (-44%). In total, more than 608 Briers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Brier
Brier is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 608 births in the dataset. Brier's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #3,441. Use the chart and map above to compare Brier's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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